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Ryan is the Shape of Things to Come
Vice-presidential picks are always judged by their effect on the coming election. They rarely have any. They havent had a decisive influence since Lyndon Johnson carried Texas for John Kennedy in 1960. If Mitt Romney and Ryan can successfully counterattack Mediscare, the Ryan effect becomes a major plus. Because: (a) Ryan nationalizes the election and makes it ideological, reprising the 2010 dynamic that delivered a shellacking to the Democrats. (b) If the conversation is about big issues, Obama cannot hide from his dismal economic record and complete failure of vision. In Obamas own on-camera commercial the choice . . . couldnt be bigger whats his big idea? A 4.6-point increase in the marginal tax rate of 2 percent of the population. For a country with stagnant growth, ruinous debt and structural problems crying out for major entitlement and tax reform? Its a joke. (c) Image. Ryan, fresh and 42, brings youth, energy and vitality the very qualities Obama projected in 2008 and has by now depleted. From transcendence to the political gutter in under four years. A new Olympic record.  And while Romney is the present, Ryan is the future. Romneys fate will be determined on Nov. 6. Ryans presence, assuming he acquits himself well in the campaign, will extend for decades. If Ryan does it well, win or lose in 2012, he becomes a dominant national force. Mild and moderate Mitt Romney will have shaped the conservative future for years to come.The cunning of history. Or if you prefer, its sheer capriciousness. Krauthammer - RTWT Posted by: Bobby 2012-08-19 |
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